Day 304..."Two choices...cheerful givers"

Jeremiah, chapter 42, lays out two choices...One is to stay in the land..."If you remain in this land, then I will build you and not pull you down, and I will plant you and not pluck you up." The other choice is going back to Egypt and encountering the full fury of God. The forecast for the choice to go back to Egypt is one of plagues. How many times have these choices been placed before the people? As a metaphor, how many times before us? God seeks to bless us where we are...even with the promise of hope in the time of exile.

Paul teaches more about giving saying simply..."God loves a cheerful giver." He also says "whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly." The other teachings in this chapter include God's sufficient grace and thanksgiving. What powerful messages in such a short chapter!